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Solved!! Spotify starts playing automatically when a bluetooth device is connected and phone makes a sound

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung S9Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueWhenever a bluetooth device is connected to my phone, Spotify automatically starts playing the last song it was paused on if my phone makes any "noise". If I recie...

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cohendylan1

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Solved!! Spotify controls no longer showing on lock screen

On my lock screen, the Spotify controls no longer appear as a permanent notification while music is playing. They are still present when I expand the notification bar on an unlocked phone, however.I have tried closing and reopening the app, logging o...

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Anne-Mette

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Solved!! All playlists are empty and I can't play songs

PlanFreeDeviceXiaomi Lite 12 Operating SystemXiaomi HyperOS My Question or IssueI logged into my account and saw that I can't play a single song and absolutely all playlists are empty. I don't know what this could be connected with. Moreover, this pr...

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Kurogane

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Nothing happens after scanning Spotify code

PlanFreeCountryGermanDeviceSamsung Galaxy A22 4G, Xiaomi ?Operating SystemAndroid 13, ?My Question or IssueWhen I try to scan the Spotify code like shown in the screen recording nothing happens and I get sent back to the search menu. I let other peop...

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Plan Free Country German Device Samsung Galaxy A22 4G, Xiaomi ? Operating System Android 13, ? My Question or Issue When I try to scan the Spotify code like shown in the screen recording not...

DMF84

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Superuser Contribution No chapters in audiobooks

PlanPremiumCountryUS In mobile app cannot see audiobook chapters. Desktop app shows these chapters and chapters were previously visible. Tried reinstalling and this did not help

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  Plan Premium Country US   In mobile app cannot see audiobook chapters. Desktop app shows these chapters and chapters were previously visible. Tried reinstalling and this did not hel...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Why have over half of my "Liked Songs" disappeared from the mobile app?

Since the "great" release of 'Smart Shuffle', everything is messed up in the mobile application for my Andriod phone. I have 1,930 songs in my "Liked Songs" Playlist, and over half of them are gone (you can't search for them, you can't filter for the...

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Since the "great" release of 'Smart Shuffle', everything is messed up in the mobile application for my Andriod phone. I have 1,930 songs in my "Liked Songs" Playlist, and over half of them are gone (...

Alex493

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Android fails to transfer to Cast Speaker Group, but works on iOS and web player

I have a Pixel 9, and transferring music from the Spotify app to one of my Cast Speaker Groups fails ('House Speakers'). This works fine on my wife's iPhone and the web player. It also works on my phone when I cast to a different Cast Speaker Group (...

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I have a Pixel 9, and transferring music from the Spotify app to one of my Cast Speaker Groups fails ('House Speakers'). This works fine on my wife's iPhone and the web player. It also works on my ph...

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Superuser Contribution Re: My repeat button is missing

I am a premium user, but there is no repeat/loop button for my playlist on my phone. I have reinstalled the app and restarted my phone, still no repeat/loop button. Where is the repeat/loop button? I have a shuffle button, but no loop.

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I am a premium user, but there is no repeat/loop button for my playlist on my phone. I have reinstalled the app and restarted my phone, still no repeat/loop button. Where is the repeat/loop button? I...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Smart Shuffle not working on Android

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceGalaxy 23 feOperating SystemWhatever it comes with My Question or IssueSmart shuffle only stays on for 8-9 seconds and doesn't add anything new in those few seconds. Perhaps this is due to you guys working on shuffle for iOS...

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  Plan Premium Country Us Device Galaxy 23 fe Operating System Whatever it comes with   My Question or Issue Smart shuffle only stays on for 8-9 seconds and doesn't add anything ...

Novy

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Liked songs not showing when offline

I paid for premium and downloaded my liked songs, the issue is that as long as I am offline I can't go beyond songs that begin with the letter "b", as a result I have about 860 songs in my playlist but can only access about 100 when offline even thou...

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I paid for premium and downloaded my liked songs, the issue is that as long as I am offline I can't go beyond songs that begin with the letter "b", as a result I have about 860 songs in my playlist b...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Blend: Can't manually add songs

Me and a friend are using android, both clients up to date.The friend has premium but I have a free account.They can add add songs manually to blends, while I cannot.Is the expected behavior?It doesn't make sense to make someone pay to add songs manu...

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Me and a friend are using android, both clients up to date. The friend has premium but I have a free account. They can add add songs manually to blends, while I cannot. Is the expected behavior? ...

Yordan

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Browsing a large Liked Songs playlist makes app laggy and unresponsive

PlanPremiumDeviceOnePlus Nord 4Operating SystemAndroid 15 My Question or IssueIf you have a lot of liked songs – like 10,000+ – and are browsing your Liked Songs playlist in the Android app, the app becomes excruciatingly laggy. I have over 18,000 li...

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Plan Premium Device OnePlus Nord 4 Operating System Android 15   My Question or Issue If you have a lot of liked songs – like 10,000+ – and are browsing your Liked Songs playlist in the ...

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Superuser Contribution Missing the pause and play bar on lock screen and notification bar

I have a Galaxy S25 with the latest update (sorry, couldn't find the version) and Spotify version 9.0.90.1229 Like the title says, "previous, pause/play, next" functionality are all missing from the notification bar on both home and lock screens. I s...

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I have a Galaxy S25 with the latest update (sorry, couldn't find the version) and Spotify version 9.0.90.1229   Like the title says, "previous, pause/play, next" functionality are all missing ...

JezzaDying

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Superuser Contribution Android TV - External Keyboards Not Working Since GUI Update

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: Sony XF90 Android TV My Question or Issue Hi Spotify Community, For the last 18 months I've been using the Spotify Android TV App on my Sony TV, in combination with an external wireless keyboard connected to the TV's U...

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Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: Sony XF90 Android TV   My Question or Issue   Hi Spotify Community,   For the last 18 months I've been using the Spotify Android TV App on my ...

ronnieb78

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Some downloaded podcast files are deleted

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceSamsung A54Spotify version9.0.82.1032 My Question or IssueHi there, I've been noticing for the last couple of weeks that some of the automatically downloaded podcast files are removed from the phone later (but they're s...

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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device Samsung A54 Spotify version 9.0.82.1032   My Question or Issue Hi there,   I've been noticing for the last couple of weeks that some of the a...

PathfinderKP

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Jumps back in time when I continue the shuffle the next day

I'll be listening to my playlist in shuffle mode whilst I'm at work. When I finish, I pause it and lock my phone.The next day when I get to work, I hit play again to continue where I left off.However, I find that it has jumped back a few dozen songs,...

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I'll be listening to my playlist in shuffle mode whilst I'm at work. When I finish, I pause it and lock my phone. The next day when I get to work, I hit play again to continue where I left off. How...

Vasil

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Folders are turning saved albums into playlists under my name?

PlanPremium DuoCountryNew ZealandDevice(Samsung Galaxy S20 FEOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueThe folders feature is turning saved albums and playlists into playlists under my name. I can't for the life of me figure out how to fix it and I...

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Plan Premium Duo Country New Zealand Device (Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Operating System Android  My Question or Issue The folders feature is turning saved albums and playlists into playlist...

GlitchedEmber

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Superuser Contribution I cant unhide my songs

i accidentally hide a song and i have it so it shows hidden songs but there is no button to unhide it and i'm not on premium i have a android and a toughbook so i don't know what happend

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i accidentally hide a song and i have it so it shows hidden songs but there is no button to unhide it and i'm not on premium i have a android and a toughbook so i don't know what happend 

Vasil

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Controls stopped working fro Spotify on Android auto

PlanPremiumCountryLithuaniaDeviceGoogle Pixel 8 ProOperating SystemAndroid 16 My Question or IssueAndroid auto controls for Spotify stopped working, Spotify doesn't start automatically anymore also, stearing wheel buttons doesn't work anymore. 

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Plan Premium Country Lithuania Device Google Pixel 8 Pro Operating System Android 16   My Question or Issue Android auto controls for Spotify stopped working, Spotify doesn't start aut...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution App crashing when clicking subtitles in podcast.

Plan Free/Premium Country Usa Device Samsung s25 Operating System Android My Question or Issue When playing a podcast, I was trying to highlight and copy a subtitle in a podcast. It crashed the whole app. Easily repeatable.

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Plan Free/Premium Country Usa Device Samsung s25 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue   When playing a podcast, I was trying to highlight and copy a s...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Can't select song

I have Premium and I can play songs on shuffle but if I'm in my liked songs I can't just select a song to play. It goes for most other Playlists as well.

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I have Premium and I can play songs on shuffle but if I'm in my liked songs I can't just select a song to play. It goes for most other Playlists as well.

Chuck1499

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Superuser Contribution Remove all downloads from another device to listen offlines with this one

I recently change my phone, I logged in spotify on my smartwatch to, but the application doesn't let me to download my playlist, saids it's somethinge related to another devices. I've alredy closed all sessions, re-install the app and clear cache and...

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I recently change my phone, I logged in spotify on my smartwatch to, but the application doesn't let me to download my playlist, saids it's somethinge related to another devices. I've alredy closed a...

missoulabrooks

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